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Definition of upholster verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

upholster

verb
 
/ʌpˈhəʊlstə(r)/
 
/ʌpˈhəʊlstər/
[usually passive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they upholster
 
/ʌpˈhəʊlstə(r)/
 
/ʌpˈhəʊlstər/
he / she / it upholsters
 
/ʌpˈhəʊlstəz/
 
/ʌpˈhəʊlstərz/
past simple upholstered
 
/ʌpˈhəʊlstəd/
 
/ʌpˈhəʊlstərd/
past participle upholstered
 
/ʌpˈhəʊlstəd/
 
/ʌpˈhəʊlstərd/
-ing form upholstering
 
/ʌpˈhəʊlstərɪŋ/
 
/ʌpˈhəʊlstərɪŋ/
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  1. upholster something (in something) to cover a chair, etc. with soft material (= padding) and cloth or leather
    Word Originmid 19th cent.: back-formation from upholsterer.
See upholster in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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